Deadline: 12-Sep-22
The Community Services Directorate (CSD) is seeking applications for its ACT Women’s Safety Grants.
Priorities
- Priorities identified in the Fourth Action Plan 2019-2022 include:
- Primary prevention is key
- Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children
- Respect, listen and respond to the diverse lived experience and knowledge of women and their children affected by violence
- Respond to sexual violence and sexual harassment
- Improve support and service system responses
Funding Information
- A total of $100,000 (GST exclusive) is allocated to the ACT Women’s Safety Grants category.
- Individuals are not able to apply in this grant category.
- Community organisations operating in the ACT may apply for a grant up to a maximum of $20,000 (GST exclusive).
- Applications are welcome from consortia and will be considered for amounts of $20,000 (GST exclusive) per organisation applying. Organisations may only apply for a grant in one consortium under the ACT Women’s Safety Grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only organisations that meet all the following eligibility requirements may apply:
- Be a non-government, incorporated entity that is not-for-profit;
- Have no overdue acquittal reports for any previous ACT Government grants (please note you may not be able to receive a grant if obligations have not been met);
- Provide a service/program which will be located primarily in the ACT and primarily for the benefit of ACT residents; and
- Have not received funding from another source to deliver or provide the same or similar project/program.
- Organisations that are not incorporated must be auspiced by an incorporated entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN).
- Only 1 application under each of the 2 funding categories is allowed.
- Profit making groups, government entities and registered political parties are not eligible to apply.
- Individual Eligibility Requirements
- To be eligible individuals must:
- Have no overdue acquittal reports for any previous ACT Government grants (please note you may not be able to receive a grant if obligations have not been met); and
- Have not received funding from another source to deliver or provide the same or similar project/program.
- To be eligible individuals must:
For more information, visit https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/women/grants